Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30


@wss ths Pom InExEEaGnHcna ain
3. whs1 i stated that Kinnens Pnsl
- ~ wossh e9ooooF inealssd
.a.msu yesterday Of = Fogf-EnTME
,.nwcHn sepofisF.
=. waa. Ituas mads % believe ~
- v.s uoEth szoooa"
sWs. 700 we're vsfy saaily dupst
- en,taustafy she public Wa belteI
-esa'.~.ea Why. there Il n0f man q
-. - wlo Wauid give tgenty thoas.
80 $500 fnF thal lamd, muGh iaas
sS,Go. Il ls absolzlely worthless fol
- naFgose WhAtageE.D
~ a. you szpposs i pcs.iole %
s.sregs thar kiuneaE PARK l1ndF IN
800 epCtleF aanfie1a0n. 'kt wcnid
-. ~, - ciiy $1,000 % put TIE land
- ss,r~thine Ike park, and lhen Is
'~sesa eost $1,000 svesg year af1eE'
800 10 Improve Il again. foE the snx-
- ~rnla sllte down, i u Nasn't Tor
- rsamps ana rsels. Tbo land = ab-
..isisig worthless. Thers d funaoE
80 So Il uaa Surveyed. theenafnearn
- hanisd 40 The bill n baakeee."
sfIr9nsllnlen Wsze e. easily dipped as
=. PosT.InTnLKxoMNunn, aaid 3
- 5uainess mas SKhe whole
80 - reilroadsd lbFo4ah h one
s~snlpa. ana the homer Of the olsY VS.
.i.frsf % improysna properly not only
st-s'risig worthless. bnt which would
.-~si.r lkousands o. deilarE 20 make
is2r.l1ibIa oTs1, pct % apeak @ gkasa
- lover beds snd me liks. ! Thick
- 81 the Conncilme1 are feellaa
80 eseap about the whole ada1, ana
fsssIsly wish The land bad never been
sisesa 4 some talk Of spsndina ease
q. kuIIdlnR 8 fence and cutting . fev
1900 said another gentleman. This
z 81 that will be expended. OF eoukse
80 VIII NOT b q compliance with NJ.
rsnnasrse conditions, bat u be aooeDte
- 4 psrformanee Of The conditions,
4 IN fusuiah en- accurate idea Of
uhsi BE- himsslf sonsidsEs The land
w6lih. :.
aWhy. Klnnear has plotted lots all
assnnf the land be has offered for .
80. end he used up In shat way every
1890 inoh Of tfo land that VS.
asiehIe.n faid d huninaaM NAN. Ihe
irn1 4 ef no uss whatever for . park,
"a It's aift can be interpreted only on
re basis Of sslf.inteEeat,"
isThnEs are some points aboas that
land whleh She P0sT-IMTKkR10nbsQnA
overheard when reference was made 70
4 ThaFs1Ag Iass,n said g wall known
BUSINESS man 10 another reporter Of the
Pom. lnzHhLxaKnox1 while discussing
rs undertaking Of The city 20 cnt
down iii ths dead trees on the land,
born 90 tbs same. together with all
Tors. elnmps and rubbisb, preserving eli
ahrnbbafy and gFeen trees, and where Il
a neeaed. aow grass seed and pianf
iFsee and construct q neat fence on The
hleh around, and 20 do oil this within
sfT mnnths from November lst next.
q The article ! refer 10 estimated the
pfoDorty a. being reasonably worth
$4,000, bat neglected 10 State 10 detail
Tor what purposes, although the IDEA
vas presented generally that tbs land
vas intended b. The donsr 70 Be Ian
pFuved ~ park"
sie chat estimate too low Inquired
she FepaEieE, nors or less anxionsiy.
aThat dspanda,n replied the gentle
srsnn With q ahrewd look "Now II Il
we're possihle 20 construct q high fence
ARGUED that land, say 95B fest high on
ihs eastern side, THAI property would
Be 4 bonanza and might Be worth more
than $4,000. That depends on tho
nsmbsf Of people whg eould get into
che snelosage and the prizes Of admia-
slon.n
iiThs pfiaa Of admiasionf" repeated
che reporter, hla eYna dilatina.
sCeftainly, What faFl Why, 10 see
he msn cutting lhoae trees down and
Burning up the etumpe. That property
gonId be bonanaa, safe, & shat fence
wefe only erected, = be c0utlnued. Keflsc.
lively, shat u, aa long - the tEese and
Itumpa would last. OF course. that
soalA rsndas u necessary 10 tnereAse
he pglea of admission. But then, l19s
ma elumpa might be secured else.
share,l' be adde1, slowly.
Il don't think I uults catch yons
IaiA the reporter, carefully not1ng
shlch way be intanded RAINING, should
ne aenfIeman's hallucinaiion assume q
aNow, that's fanny. Did yen ever
e The property mean the s'se %
lhls proposed paEki"
al 9 distance" aeplied the repertsr,
,kutidnsly.
aThsn / can oely vaguely awe yoa an
des Of hOu much clevnrnesa u Wenld
leaaise 10 eas these trees down. The
lxsmsn Night be iet down from bal
coma, or, II The expense was nst too
,feak, de8rfnka might be constructed
I'd ths ulen let down 10 baskets. 70
litheF casa the feat Wcnld b daFinR
ne And we'll worth seeing. Then the
aafnina II these logs could b dane
RADICALLY. Thia might be q leading
'ealuFo for malineo performances. Tae
somen ana okildren would enjoy u iEn-
nensoiy. There WOuid be no danger,
Is tha cutting Of The trees involved. OF
'ourse. II he cutting and hutnina vas
MANAGED economically, the show would
hzt q long time. Net much % see
Iarnlna 90 iaQsf Why, man, TIE mere
iuFninR would to commonplace, OF
,oarse, huA 4 would BE- 20 ordinary
iQht b zee hov those logs eonld Be
leld on the land while they were being
,uFnn&, Then nftaF the logs aud
lamps And Euhbihh were oil bufasd.
hare could b q change Of programme.
FOR instance, Ne management e9aid
IdveFaisa that q nauat perii01s and OAR
"a feat would be performed daily, ex-
lapa &undaya. for several weeka. II
rould take thai long. Rueaa. Doing
shatl Nhy. aarVeylnG Oh tha pAFk
aalka and drives and aewutbeds, Of
iearse. ] am na4 sare noe tnos
boz thia eoald Be dons. 40.
saa The balloon idea vas tniFodaead
gain. You doa't think engineers eoald
Is their woEk 90 sfiits 40 fees hiRh. 10
cat II that coald Be done. Il woald
. q great arawiua card. u tha man
IQsmeat the1aht the attractions utQhi
'ecoms monolanoaa, soIa STAMPS could
= Jeff ramain while The snrveyfna vas
,elna dons. These stunps ooald Be
lxplodsd stmPly e. an advertisement.
Iean there Il the chanting OF tfeea
lkis would prove q great problem. The
lnly way see the trees eould be kept
q position Would b 10 ala q trench 80
eel deer aoaae alssanea from the Easa
,oendaFy line Of ne park and thru
lsili lateral holes 10 the anffaoe 81 the
lFSeip-- mean PARA. By doine thia
Aa trees mighi Be tied 90. Then there
re the aoweF beds. and any number Of
Iitractious fog months Ahead. WHY,
has land woeld BE- worth twice e&AooQ
q Tie hands Of the right parties. %
'oarse The fence along the high 9ruana
Eoaid have 30 Be constructed Hfaf, 90
hai the ehildren Woalon't roll ever NE
snseip-- ! mean tbs psrk.